Why the title?

In my younger days I used to travel a lot, and once wrote a funny little poem with the lines:

moving, moving
always moving
restless like the sea

When I set up this blog to report back from a trip to Ethiopia in September / October 2007 and had to think of a name, that is what came to mind. I don't know how accessible the internet will be along the way, so here are a few shots from an earlier trip by a travel companion.

These people are very resourceful but they are also very poor. They rely on rainfall to produce crops for food and that doesn't always come. So they can always use assistance with sustainable development initiatives. That is how someone like me gets lucky enough to go there.


Building a new classroom for Degan High School. Sponsors supplied the funds, the community provided labour and the government gave them certification and other resources. Collaboration works!

The school day runs in shifts so more students can be accommodated. Many have to work as well as study, so couldn't attend full time even if the school could take them.

Watch this space for updates on the trip.